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From the earliest moments of their involvement in Ireland, the Geraldines (or FitzGeralds), the greatest of the Anglo-Norman dynasties established in Ireland after 1169, became shrouded in myths, often of their own creation. This fund of mythology was later appropriated for political and polemical uses by writers across the post-medieval centuries up to the early decades of the Irish Free State. This book, the proceedings of the inaugural Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium, examines the 'myth' of the Geraldines in two senses: the literary and historical evidence from the Middle Ages and its reception from the 16th century onwards; and the myths and misconceptions that have encrusted around aspects of Geraldine history in historical scholarship.Read more...

"The chapters collected here arise from the inaugural Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (TMIS), the first in a biennial series that was launched on 13 September 2013 by the Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr. Patrick Prendergast ..." ; "to mark the 500th anniversary of the Great Earl's death in September 1513"--page 18 ; back book cover.

Description:

445 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, genealogical charts ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Gerald of Windsor and the origins of the Geraldines / Seán Duffy --
Giraldus and the Geraldines / Huw Pryce --
The Geraldines and the conquest of Ireland / Colin Veach --
The early Geraldine castles of Ireland: some case studies / Linzi Simpson --
Geraldine lordship in thirteenth-century Ireland / Brendan Smith --
The dynastic ramifications of the Geraldines / Paul MacCotter --
Rebellion and rehabilitation: the first earl of Desmond and the English scene / Robin Frame --
The ascent and descent of Desmond under Lancaster and York / Peter Crooks --
The Geraldines and Gaelic culture / Katharine Simms --
The Geraldines and the culture of the wider world / Aisling Byrne --
The Geraldines and the Irish: intermarriage, ecclesiastical patronage and status / Sparky Booker --
The Great Earl of Kildare (1456{u2013}1513) and the creation of the English Pale / Steven G. Ellis --
Geraldine endgame: reassessing the origins of the Desmond rebellion, 1573{u2013}9 / David Edwards --
The myth of 'Silken Thomas' / Ciaran Brady --
The battle for the Geraldines: a contested legacy in nineteenth-century Ireland / Ruairí Cullen.

Abstract:

From the earliest moments of their involvement in Ireland, the Geraldines (or FitzGeralds), the greatest of the Anglo-Norman dynasties established in Ireland after 1169, became shrouded in myths, often of their own creation. This fund of mythology was later appropriated for political and polemical uses by writers across the post-medieval centuries up to the early decades of the Irish Free State. This book, the proceedings of the inaugural Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium, examines the 'myth' of the Geraldines in two senses: the literary and historical evidence from the Middle Ages and its reception from the 16th century onwards; and the myths and misconceptions that have encrusted around aspects of Geraldine history in historical scholarship.